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My new grapes survived winter! So excited to final My new grapes survived winter! So excited to finally have grapes growing! #urbanhomestead #backyardgrapes
My passenger this morning is 6lbs of bees...#urban My passenger this morning is 6lbs of bees...#urbanhomestead #backyardbees #iaintscared
Hung our #relicswag today. If you want your own, c Hung our #relicswag today. If you want your own, check out @reliclexingtonky on Manchester Street.
Ok, so the Valentine's box is done for my son..not Ok, so the Valentine's box is done for my son..not bad for a short build. I can't wait to hear how this goes tomorrow! Fingers crossed my son learns from this whole experience. #adafruit #3dprinting #valentinesday2019 #maker
Testing out the Valentines box for my son. Working Testing out the Valentines box for my son. Working on the firmware to add more random animations of LEDs and adding more music clips. Overall, I'm happy with how things are coming along... #3dprinting #valentinesday2019 #adafruit #featherm0 #arduino
Well, happy early Valentine's day all! I'm working Well, happy early Valentine's day all! I'm working on "features" for my son's school valentines box competition. Yeah, he's in the 2nd grade but got told by a friend that he could never win because he wasn't good enough. Well, this father is going to throw every maker skill I have at it (with his help) to show them! Kids can be so mean! This is my 3d printed heart design with embedded LEDs and music that is triggered when a card is dropped in the top slot. #killEmWithLove #3dprinting #makersgonnamake #adafruitfeather #noplaceforhate
Anyone take a guess what this smart little board d Anyone take a guess what this smart little board does? Super excited about it, simple, cheap(ish), and fun project for sure... #esp8266 #mqtt #hassio #arduino #smarterdoorbell #homeautomation
Got a decent case designed and printed for my fila Got a decent case designed and printed for my filament storage sensors. You can find all the details on the sensor and case on my blog. https://www.jaycollett.com #3dprinting #mqtt #esp8266
Apparently, this is how I look as an emoji?? #AIIs Apparently, this is how I look as an emoji?? #AIIsDumb #crushingIT
Welp, they are done and they work wonderfully! MQT Welp, they are done and they work wonderfully! MQTT humidity and temperature sensors that leverage the amazing ESP8266. Two AA batteries will last at least a year before needing to be replaced. Now I'm designing cases for them! #3dprinting #si7021 #mqtt #hassio #esp8266
Developed some cool software and a system to organ Developed some cool software and a system to organize, index, and store all our seeds. Mixing my love for gardening with my experience as a software developer. #urbanhomestead #geek #organizeallthethings
That's kale folks! #urbanhomestead #kaleisgreat That's kale folks! #urbanhomestead #kaleisgreat
New seed starting rack this year! Got my onions st New seed starting rack this year! Got my onions started already and trying out some microgreens through the winter. #urbanhomestead #growyourownfood #diy
Time for some more dehydrated apple rings. My crew Time for some more dehydrated apple rings. My crew loves these and couldn't wait for next fall... (I wash them in a water & honey solution before putting them in the dehydrator) #urbanhomestead #realfoods
Diresta meets Banksy inspired Christmas storage la Diresta meets Banksy inspired Christmas storage labels! #stencilsAreCool #cheaperisbetter
Fixing up some of Santa's quality control issues w Fixing up some of Santa's quality control issues with some 3D printed parts. #3dprintersavestheday #prusamk3 #diyisbetter
Helped my wife organize her YL oils, the box was a Helped my wife organize her YL oils, the box was an early Christmas present. #urbanhomestead #younglivingessentialoils #happymomhappyhome
Found a great and affordable way to test out the S Found a great and affordable way to test out the SI7021 sensor I'll be using in the new filament sensor boards. I think it'll make for an overall better solution than the BME280's. #esp8266 #3dprinting #SI7021
My custom designed ESP8266 driven battery powered My custom designed ESP8266 driven battery powered MQTT environment sensors. I use them to measure the humidity & temp for my filament storage containers. They phone home to my HASS.IO server once an hour. They use the BME-280 sensors. Cases coming soon! #3dprinting #esp8266 #mqtt #hassio #bme280
Big fan of developing with the ESP-8266, as you ca Big fan of developing with the ESP-8266, as you can tell from my somewhat chaotic workbench! #esp8266 #iot #homeautomation
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